Bryologists

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Scientists who specialize in the study of mosses, liverworts and other non-vascular plants
2. Researchers devoted to the botanical field concerned with bryophytes such as mosses and hornworts
3. People who professionally investigate the structure, classification and ecology of mosses and related plants

Etymology: "Bryologists" is the plural of "bryologist", a person who studies mosses. The base word is built from "bryo-", a combining form from Greek "bryon", meaning moss, with "-logist", the agent suffix from Greek "logos", meaning study or discourse. Together they name a specialist in the science of mosses, and the plural simply applies that title to more than one such scientist.

Synonyms: bryology experts